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Courthouses Justice Centers Court Security

A building the public must enter and a building that must stay secure

A courthouse has to be open to the public and tightly controlled at the same time, with separate circulation for the public, staff, judges and in-custody defendants. The security system has to hold those paths apart. DWG helps specify systems that do.

Separation of circulation is the design problem

Public entry, staff entry, judicial entry and secure transport all need different treatment, and the boundaries between them are where a specification usually falls down.

We help evaluate access control and video platforms against zone separation requirements, confirm that screening, holding and judicial areas can be handled by one system, review the bill of materials for what the building actually needs, and check interoperability with what's already installed. How the work gets done is shaped around you: we can coordinate with the integrator or contractor you already use, bring the right integration and field resources in ourselves, or anything in between — whatever the project needs.

How we engage

The greatest opportunity to improve a project exists before anything is purchased. We support every phase — the earlier we're involved, the more value we add.

1. Plan

Circulation zones, screening points, holding and transport requirements.

2. Evaluate

Access and video platform comparison, integration with existing systems.

3. Specify

Specification assistance, BOM review, zone and credential design input.

4. Procure

Quoting, availability, lead times against the construction schedule.

5. Deploy

Phased delivery, coordination around an operating courthouse.

6. Support

Technical support, spares, and refresh planning.

Core capabilities

Enterprise physical security infrastructure across every major discipline.

Video surveillance

  • IP camera systems
  • Video management systems (VMS)
  • Network video recorders
  • Edge, cloud and enterprise storage

AI & video analytics

  • Object and behaviour detection
  • License plate recognition
  • Search and forensic review tools
  • Operational and business insight

Access control & identity

  • Enterprise access control platforms
  • Smart and mobile credentials
  • Door hardware and locking
  • Authentication and biometrics

Visitor management

  • Visitor registration and badging
  • Watch list and screening
  • Contractor and vendor check-in
  • Real-time on-site awareness

Intercom & entry communication

  • IP intercom systems
  • Video entry stations
  • Emergency call stations
  • Two-way communication at entry points

Emergency notification

  • Mass notification systems
  • Public address and paging
  • Multi-channel alerting
  • Campus and site-wide communication

Lockdown systems

  • Coordinated building-wide lockdown
  • Single-action activation
  • Integration with access control
  • Notification tied to activation

Fire & life safety

  • Fire alarm control panels
  • Smoke, heat, CO and duct detection
  • Notification appliances
  • Alarm communications and monitoring

Intrusion detection

  • Enterprise intrusion systems
  • Perimeter detection
  • Sensors and detection technologies
  • Alarm communications

Mobile & temporary surveillance

  • Mobile surveillance trailers
  • Rapid-deployment camera systems
  • Remote and off-grid power
  • Construction, event and temporary sites

Network & infrastructure

  • PoE switching and fiber optics
  • Structured cabling and wireless
  • UPS and power systems
  • Cabinets, racks and enclosures

Engineering & procurement services

  • Product evaluation and solution design
  • Multi-manufacturer comparisons
  • Bill of materials review and value engineering
  • Lifecycle planning and technical consultation

Questions we help you answer

Most suppliers focus on selling products. We focus on helping you make an informed decision — and these are the questions worth settling first.

  • Can one platform manage public, staff, judicial and secure zones?
  • Does the credential design actually enforce the separation?
  • Will this integrate with the systems already in the building?
  • Can it be installed while the court stays in session?
  • What are the lead times against the construction schedule?
  • How is duress handled at the bench and in chambers?
  • Who can do the field work in an occupied courthouse?

Answered early, these prevent the expensive corrections that surface once equipment is on site.

Vendor-neutral technical expertise

DWG works across a broad portfolio of leading security manufacturers. Rather than promoting a single product line, we help you evaluate qualified solutions on the criteria that matter.

Technical criteria

  • Technical requirements and objectives
  • Performance and interoperability
  • Standards compliance
  • Cybersecurity considerations

Commercial criteria

  • Availability and lead time
  • Lifecycle cost
  • Budget alignment
  • Future scalability

Resource coordination

  • Work with the integrator or contractor you already use
  • Bring in integration, field and engineering resources where you need them
  • Product, engineering and deployment coordinated as one project
  • Shaped around what the end user needs, not a fixed model

Who we work with

Facilities

  • County and municipal courthouses
  • State court facilities
  • Justice centers
  • Probation and family court offices
  • Holding and transport areas
  • Court administration offices

Project types

  • New construction
  • Renovation in occupied space
  • Security modernization
  • Screening point upgrades
  • Analog-to-IP migrations
  • Technology refresh

Project teams

  • Court administrators
  • Sheriff's court security units
  • Facilities and capital projects
  • IT staff
  • Architects and engineers
  • Systems integrators

Get the zones right on paper first

There is no cost to have our specialists review a specification or a bill of materials.

DWG — Digital Watchguard Inc. · 800 Shames Drive, Westbury, NY 11590 · 516-933-4900


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